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WorksheetsWeathering (Gizmo)
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 15mins
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Class
Date
1.
There are two types of weathering:
a)
mechanical and chemical
b)
solid and liquid
c)
liquid and gaseous
d)
water and wind
2.
When rocks are physically broken down:
When the minerals in the rock are changed molecularly:
When the minerals in the rock are changed molecularly:
a)
Mechanical weathering; chemical weathering
b)
Chemical weathering; mechanical weathering
c)
Wind erosion; water erosion
d)
Water erosion; wind erosion
3.
Which is NOT a way rocks can be worn down by abrasion?
a)
When glaciers drag rocks along the bottom which rub against other rocks
b)
When wind carries sand which strikes the surface of rocks
c)
When rivers carry sediment which rubs against other rocks
d)
When water dissolves certain minerals in rock
4.
What type of rock is affected by dissolving?
a)
Limestone
b)
Granite
c)
Sandstone
d)
Shale
5.
As water freezes into ice, it expands and pushes rock apart forming new cracks:
a)
Frost wedging
b)
Abrasion
c)
Dissolving
d)
Clay formation
6.
Which part of a rock will undergo rusting?
a)
The surface
b)
The interior
c)
Both
7.
Pressure release; dissolution
a)
Exfoliation; carbonation
b)
Hydrolysis; oxidation
8.
Clay formation; rusting
a)
Exfoliation; carbonation
b)
Hydrolysis; oxidation
9.
Weathering form chemicals produced by colonies of algae and fungi.
a)
Salt weathering
b)
Heat expansion
c)
Root weathering
d)
Lichen growth
10.
Weathering that occurs when crystals grow.
a)
Salt weathering
b)
Heat expansion
c)
Root weathering
d)
Lichen growth
11.
Weathering caused by the growth of trees.
a)
Salt weathering
b)
Heat expansion
c)
Root weathering
d)
Lichen growth
12.
Weathering common in desert climates.
a)
Salt weathering
b)
Heat expansion
c)
Root weathering
d)
Lichen growth
13.
Which is NOT a type of chemical weathering?
a)
Dissolving
b)
Clay formation
c)
Rusting
d)
Frost wedging
14.
Which is NOT a type of mechanical weathering?
a)
Frost wedging
b)
Abrasion
c)
Pressure release
d)
Rusting
15.
With the Gizmo Simulation set to an average temperature of 25 degrees Celsius and precipitation to 250 cm/yr, which rock type weathered the most quickly and the most slowly?
a)
Shale; granite
b)
Granite; shale
c)
Limestone; sandstone
d)
Sandstone; limestone
16.
Did the low precipitation or the high precipitation weather the most sandstone rock?
a)
Low precipitation
b)
High precipitation
c)
There was no difference
17.
Did the low temperature or the high temperature weather the most sandstone rock?
a)
Low temperature
b)
High temperature
c)
There was no difference
18.
Our Moon is completely covered in craters from asteroid impacts. Why is Earth's surface not?
a)
All the asteroids hit our Moon instead of Earth
b)
The Moon formed early than Earth when there were many asteroids around
c)
The weathering and erosion from wind, sediment and water have eroded them away long ago
19.
About half of Mars is not covered in craters. Scientists believe this is due to what?
a)
An ancient ocean that temporarily covered half of Mars
b)
Wind from Mars' thin atmosphere only blows in some areas
c)
All of Mars' surface had eroded smooth but then a large meteor shower later created new craters
20.
As water dissolves into limestone caves, does life follow into the darkness of these cave systems?
a)
Yes
b)
No
21.
Over a few million years, a population can evolve drastically in response to an environment that also has changed drastically due to weathering and/or plate tectonics.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
Energy ___ through an ecosystem like a river, from ___ into many living things then eventually into heat. Nutrients ___ within an ecosystem, being used over and over again.
a)
flows, sunlight, cycle
b)
cycle, sunlight, flows
c)
flows, internal heat of Earth, cycle
d)
cycle, internal heat of Earth, flows
23.
Which type of weathering caused this?
a)
Mechanical; frost wedging
b)
Chemical; frost wedging
c)
Mechanical; dissolving
d)
Chemical; dissolving
24.
Which type of weathering caused this?
a)
Mechanical: abrasion
b)
Chemical; abrasion
c)
Mechanical: lichen growth
d)
Chemical; lichen growth
25.
What type of weathering caused this?
a)
Chemical: dissolution
b)
Mechanical; dissolution
c)
Chemical; pressure release
d)
Mechanical; pressure release
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